Perch.



J. F LEWIS.

PERCH.

APPLICATION FILED lUN I3. 1917.

Patented Feb. 12,1918."

- zen of the United States, residing at Co- .romv r. ienwrs or corrmcne oxranomn PERCH.

Application filed l'une 13, 1917. Seria1'Noa174,587.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN F. LEWIS, a citimanche, in the county. of Stephens and State of Oklahoma", have invented certainrnew and useful Improvements in Perchesnof which i the following is a specification, reference be ing-had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in perches, and it is an object of the invention to provide a device of this general character having novel and improved means whereby requlsite fumes may be delivered to a fowl or the like roosting. upon the perch,

for exterminating vermin carriedv by the fowl.

It is also anobjectfof the invention to provide anovel and improved device of this general character including a transparent filling vent whichfserves to afford-means whereby-the levelpf the perch may bladetermined, and whereby the quantity. of medicated liquid within the perch mayr be readily ascertained.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved perch whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device is rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings; wherein Figure l is a view in top plan of a perch constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View taken through the device as disclosed in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary View, partly in elevation and partly in section, illustrating the coaction of the filling vent with one of the tubular members; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken through one of the bars or members of the frame, of an adjacent portion of a dropping pan.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings: F denotes a frame substantially rectangular in form and preferably formed. of

wvoodand intersected": at; predetermined polnts by transversely CllSPOSBd" members 1,

also of wood. The side and end bars2 and thetransverse bars 1 of the-frame have their under surfaces grooved, as at 3, "and are-each provided with a longitudinally "dis-posed narrow slot 4:, extendingtherethrough and at right angles to the grooved facethereof.

The frame F is supported atanyidesired manner, as by the legs 5, in substantially a horizontal position, 'withthe grooveddaces of the members 1 and 2 downwardly directed.

V Seated withinthe grooves 3of'=th e-mem bers 1 and2 o fthe frame F-arethe tubular members 6, in communication one with" the other, whereby all of "the members-'6 may be 'filled from a singlepoint. The members 6 are held in applied'position to the frame F through the medium of straps 7,. securedat their extremities tothe side membersorfbars v 2 ofthe frame F ands-underlying the side tubular members 6, as isbelieved to bez clearly disclosedin the accompanying drawmgs.

The upper faces of-the tubularmembers 6, orthose portions thereof seated within the grooves 3, are provided with the series of longitudinally spaced restricted openings 8, in communication with the slots 4, whereby it will be perceived that the medicated liquidwithin the members 6, as vaporized by the heat of the fowl or the like roosting upon the members 1 or 2, will pass upwardly through the openings 8 and the slot or slots 4 to properly contact with the fowl.

In communication with one of the tubular members 6, preferably an end member, is a transparent filling vent 9, preferably of glass and herein disclosed as substantially L shape in form, with its stem upwardly directed and its foot in communication with the member 6 adjacent the lower portion thereof.

The vertical portion of the vent 9 is pro vided with graduations 10, which coact with the member 6 and afford an effective means whereby the level of the liquid within the device may be readily determined and whereby it may be easily ascertained whether or not the device is substantially horizontal, so that it is assured that the medicated liquid is properly contained Within all of the members 6.

I also find it of advantage to interpose between adjacent transversely disposed members 1 and 2 of the frame F the dropping pans P, which snugly fit between such adacent members and are preferably substantially concavo-convex in cross section. An end portion of each of the pans P lsprovided with hooklike members 11, adapted to engage with staple oreye members 12, carried by one of the end members 2 of the frame. The opposite end portion of the pan rests within a depending yoke 14, carried by a rock shaft 15 extending longitudinally of the frame F. The shaft 15 is common to all of the pans P and is provided at one end with an operating means herein disclosed as a handle 16. It Will be self-evident that by imparting rocking motion to the shaft 15 in one direction, the corresponding end portions of the pans P will be elevated, to facilitate the cleaning of the pans and to expedite their removal.

From the foregoing description, it is i thought to be obvious that a perch constructed in accordance with my invention is of an extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without material departure from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in pract1ce, except as hereinafter claimed.

I cla1m:

1. A device of the character described I comprising a plurality of members substantially in parallelism and dropping pans interposed between adjacent members, one end portion of each of the pansbeing pivotally supported, and means coacting with the op- V posite end portions of the'pans for elevating the same. V

2. A device of the character described comprising a plurality of members substantially in parallelism and dropping pans interposed between adjacent members, one end portion of the pan being pivotally supported, and means co-acting with the opposite end portion of the pan for elevating the same. 7

3. A device of the character described comprising a plurality of members substan- V tially in parallelism and dropping pans in terposed between adjacent members, one end portion of the pan being pivotally supportcopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the EGommiesioner ot Patents, Washington, D. G." 

